Hi all -- someone posted this on another list so I'm pasting it here.
Sorry for the cross post, but I thought it was on topic.
Take care.
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--- Irena Franchi <
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> From: "Irena Franchi" <
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> To: "
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> Subject: [HelpNeededList] Fw: Roll up your sleeves
> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:40:46 -0500
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 6:01 PM
> Subject: Roll up your sleeves
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is a clear opportunity to speak, in large
> numbers,
> > using the web as a communication tool, and be
> heard
> > by a Giant Software Company, and make a positive
> difference
> > in the future of safe computing for everyone.
> >
> > L
> >
> > ...
> > Hello from BlindSoftware dot com,
> >
> > Through our newsletters, we normally only email
> out product news about
> > blindsoftware.com and BscGames.com. This
> newsletter is very important
> > and we felt it was necessary to forward onto the
> community.
> >
> > This letter is written by Justin Daubenmire,
> president of BSC, as follows:
> >
> > Microsoft is coming out with a free new
> AntiSpyware product
> > detection/removal tool which is now in beta 1. It
> is / will be the best
> > antispyware utility created. I downloaded the beta
> and it is 100%
> > inaccessible. I was baffled by this since
> microsoft is so big on
> > accessibility.
> > Since this was so important, I emailed freedom
> scientific and asked them
> > to
> > contact the accessibility rep at microsoft. Eric
> damery wrote me back and
> > said / asked me to get involved as much as
> possible since the more people
> > that give feedback, the better chance we have of
> getting accessibility
> > into the
> > program. This is why, as a blind or visually
> impaired computer user, you
> > are
> > getting this email.
> >
> > With this utility being so necessary, it has to be
> accessible. Bare in
> > mind,
> > this will be the best spyware utility made, you
> can read over its project
> > specks later on.
> >
> > I would ask that each of you get involved and
> forward this onto any
> > mailing
> > list that is for the blind and ask folks to get
> involved. If you do not
> > know what spyware is, go to google.com and do a
> search on spyware.
> >
> > How can you get involved? Simple. We need to go to
> the microsoft website
> > and submit a comment asking them to improve the
> accessibility of the
> > program.
> >
> > Read these instructions below on how to submit a
> comment. I have outlined
> > exactly how to do it so read them over prior to
> trying to do it. First,
> > here is a link you can follow to submit a comment
> to them. Keep reading
> > past it
> > though for exact instructions on how to submit the
> comment:
> >
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/feedback.aspx
> >
> > When the page appears, Read until you come to the
> text, not a link, but
> > the
> > text Microsoft Products: (you can start at the top
> of the page and do a
> > screen find for the text "microsoft products" and
> land right on it.
> >
> > Below that line of text is a combo box, set it to
> Suggesting Product
> > Improvements and tab one time to the go button and
> press enter on it.
> >
> > The next page has a form you can fill out and
> submit to them. Start by
> > getting into the combo box for country, tab once
> to the comment text box
> > and type in a comment to them. I suggest something
> like this (copy/paste
> > if
> > you wish):
> >
> >
> > Hello.
> >
> > I am a blind computer user using a screen reader.
> I have tried your
> > microsoft
> > AntiSpyware application that is in beta 1 and it
> is inaccessible to me. I
> > cannot use it. I would ask that you improve the
> accessibility of this
> > program
> > since it is so essential for us to have access to.
> Microsoft is committed
> > to
> > accessibility and I am asking that you contact the
> development team of
> > this
> > application and improve the accessibility of it.
> It isn't fair that we
> > don't have access to such an important security
> application.
> >
> >
> > After you paste in the above text, or type your
> own comment, tab once to
> > the email box, type in your email address, then
> tab once to the next
> > button
> > and press enter. Your comment will be posted to
> microsoft.
> >
> > If enough of us submit this request to them, we
> will have a necessary, and
> > accessible, anti spyware tool that will be the
> best on the market.
> >
> > If you do want to check out the inaccessibility of
> the beta 1 version, or
> > read
> > up on its features, go to this link:
> >
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en
> >
> > Thank you for getting involved!
> >
> > Note: If you are subscribed to blindsoftware news
> and Bsc Games news
> > you may get two copies of this newsletter.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Justin Daubenmire
> > President BSC
> >
> >
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/feedback.aspx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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